St Rich County 4 - 1 Stonbor County

Key Events:

• 3' Yellow card to St Rich County Gareth Anderson
• 17' St Rich County Adel Elkholy scores, assisted by Adilson Teixeira
• 42' St Rich County Adel Elkholy scores
• 51' St Rich County Avdo Ilić scores, assisted by Adel Elkholy
• 53' Stonbor County Xinping Boon scores
• 55' St Rich County Gareth Anderson scores
• 73' Yellow card to Stonbor County Lindomar Da Silva

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave St Rich County 3.13 xG and Stonbor County 1.23, against actual totals of four and one. The hosts therefore finished slightly above their expected return, while the visitors fell short despite converting one of their chances. The gap in shots—16 to six, with ten of the hosts’ attempts on target—helps explain how St Rich County built a three-goal margin without needing to dominate possession. Stonbor County had 52% of the ball and more corners, but those advantages did not translate into the volume of shooting opportunities needed to keep pace. The hosts’ 13 tackles, compared with six for the visitors, also point to a more forceful contribution when possession changed hands.

The sequence after half-time settled the match’s shape. St Rich County went 3-0 up through Avdo Ilić in the 51st minute, Stonbor County answered two minutes later through Xinping Boon, and Gareth Anderson restored the three-goal cushion in the 55th. The reply showed the visitors could still find a finish, but the quick response from the hosts left little room for a sustained recovery.

For St Rich County, the result was built on turning attacks into shots and shots into goals, with Adel Elkholy central to that work. Stonbor County had the slightly larger share of possession, more corners and more dribbles, yet created fewer attempts and finished with only one goal. The numbers make the scoreline feel earned rather than mysterious: the hosts were more direct in the useful sense, and the visitors’ possession did not come with enough danger attached.